# Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Costco, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109244` · 10/3/2024 · MORRIS, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
- **Source:** Other semi, tractor-trailer
- **Secondary source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Costco, Inc.
- **Location:** 3800 N. Division Street, MORRIS, ILLINOIS, 60450
- **NAICS:** 493120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 3, 2024, the injured employee was conducting a pre-trip inspection on their yard truck when a tractor trailer struck the yard truck. The injured employee was thrown several feet and was hospitalized with fractures to both legs and a brain injury.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*